Auckland Freights

DL 9112 passes under the evening sun with six IP class wagons in tow

13 November 2015

Close up view of IP 177 at Papakura

13 November 2015

DH 2845 sits at Westfield waiting for the port shunt to arrive

14 November 2015

Westfield yard viewed from the road bridge, with a rake of IP wagons in view

14 November 2015

DL 9360 brings a late train 228S into Westfield

14 November 2015

In the background, work has started on the Otahuhu bus/train interchange, as DL 9360 enters Westfield yard

14 November 2015

DL 9360 enters the Westfield yard

14 November 2015

DL 9354 brings MP15 up to speed again as it passes through Mangere on the opposing main

14 November 2015

Train MP15 gets under way after receiving clearance to pass a work site

14 November 2015

DL 9020 leads train MP5 past the newly opened Puhinui shelter

25 November 2015

Clean DL 9475 and weathered DL 9187 lead a late train 210 through Puhinui

25 November 2015

DL 9446 and DL 9089 bring train 210 through Puhinui

3 December 2015

DL 9256 brings train MP7 through the former station site at Paerata

29 December 2015

DCP 4611 leads DL 9319 on empty coal train 141 through Tuakau

29 December 2015

DCP 4611 and DL 9319 power through Tuakau with the empty coal train

29 December 2015

Train 141 passes the old Tuakau station site on its way to Huntly

29 December 2015

DL 9291 hauls train MP15 through Opaheke

16 January 2016

DL 9291 catches the fading evening light as it heads south to Tauranga

16 January 2016

DL 9423 leads dead DXB 5108 and DFB 7010 through Opaheke

16 January 2016

With DL 9423 doing all the work, train 243 passes through Opaheke

16 January 2016

Freshly overhauled DFB 7010 contrasts with weathered DXB 5108 and weathering DL 9423. As part of its overhaul, DFB 7010 became the first locomotive to loose its MAXX livery

16 January 2016

The three locomotives in various states of cleanliness head south

16 January 2016

DCP 4611 and DC 4594 head train 211 across Walters Road

29 January 2016

The bright pair of locomotives about to cross the pedestrian crossing at Tironui

29 January 2016